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Play as a haunted survival horror mansion in Deck of Haunts, demo out now

If you've ever stumbled through a spooky survival horror mansion and wished you were the one inflicting the scares, Deck of Haunts is for you. This turn-based strategy game from Mantis casts you not as some hapless everyman, but as a haunted mansion, charged with devouring the souls of anyone who passes through your doors.


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Deck of Haunts - Major Demo Update V1.04

This will be our biggest update to the Deck of Haunts demo!
Most likely also the last one for this year.

We've seen some of your haunted houses screenshots fly by on video's and socials. Keep them coming and tagging us, we get a lot of energy from them!

And if you like playing as a haunted house, make sure to leave a review, it's worth more than you think đź‘»

Enjoy the end of year festivities, and of course, make sure your mansion visitors won't!

Changes
  • Added a reset button to the main menu to start the demo over.
  • Added Sanity and Health multiplier sliders in the settings to increase the difficulty.
  • Added Chinese translations.
  • Updated Japanese translations.
Fixed Bugs
  • Fixed localization and color coding of the Stone Mason Damage/Drain/Tension popups.
  • Fixed UI Icon for Altar and Sacrificial Room not disappearing when investigated and no longer available.
  • Fixed Sacrificial Room cooldown not resetting between rounds.
  • Fixed trap visual staying active in the next rounds despite the trap effect being removed.
  • Fixed a round ending harvest skipping a round.
  • Fixed card queue discard bug.

Deck of Haunts - Demo Update V1.03

Another day, another update for the Deck of Haunts demo!

Fixed Bugs

  • Fixed fatal crash after ending a night with a Card that Discards and playing a Card that Discards again the next night.
  • Insane Humans no longer spawn below the floor when teleported.


Changes

  • Stop the Cards and tray from moving when the camera moves.
  • Changed the Belltower to only become visible when hovered to prevent it from blocking the view on the rest of the House.
  • Increased the size of the trait description fonts.
  • German localization updated.
  • SFX and VFX updates to "From the Cracks" and "Collapsing Spaces" cards.

Deck of Haunts - Demo Update V1.02

We're happy to give you an update to the demo of Deck of Haunts that we released yesterday.

Fixed Bugs

  • Traps no longer trigger on dead people.
  • Selected language is saved and the dropdown displays the correct language after reloading.
  • Prevent Spirit from blocking interaction with the Humans.


Changes

  • Added 5 starting essence to give more options during the first round of building.
  • Reduced reroll cost in the shop to 1 essence.
  • Added the option to view the current deck on the “Pick a card” screen.
  • Added a new font to correctly display Japanese characters.
  • General localization update.
  • Audio loudness pass.
  • Added Essence VFX for Insane and Death states.
  • Added flinging furniture when killing someone.
  • Added more variety to Human appearances.


Things that are on our radar and will be included in future updates
  • Fix for corrupted saves. In the meantime, you can clear your current save file by navigating to C:\Users[USER]\AppData\Local\DeckOfHaunts\Saved\SaveGames and delete the DEBUG.sav file

Deck of Haunts - Demo Available Now!

Heads up everyone! We've launched a demo for Deck of Haunts!

Head over the brand-new demo store page and check it out right now!

[h2]Key Features of the Demo[/h2]

  • 8 Playable Nights: Haunt daring intruders—both ordinary and resilient—deciding their fates: scare them away or consume them entirely.
  • 30 Sinister Cards: Unleash a spine-chilling arsenal of cards to torment and unhinge your unwelcome guests.
  • 7 Strategic Room Types: Design your nightmare mansion with three basic rooms, three special rooms, and one unique room, tailoring your traps and tactics with precision.
  • 1 Haunting Spirit: Call upon a loyal phantom ally to assist in your dreadful escapades.


The demo is available to play in English, German, Dutch, and Japanese, with Simplified Chinese available soon! We welcome any feedback in our Steam community forms and Discord! We look forward to hearing from you!

While you're at it, check out our latest teaser trailer!
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- Mantis Games